Frankie anchoring B Block 4/20/2020

Frankie anchoring B Block 4/20/2020

I-84 EXPANSIONPROJECT IS GETTINGCLOSER TO ITSCOMPLETION.ONCE DONE, THATSTRETCH OFINTERSTATE WILL GETTHOUSANDS OFVEHICLES THROUGHTHE WEST END OFTHE TREASUREVALLEY SMOOTHERAND SAFER.THE PROGRESSCOMES AS I-T-DMAKES CHANGESDURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC."WE'VE INCREASEDTHE NUMBER OFWASHING STATIONS,WE ALSO HAVE A LOTOF SANITATIONBOTTLES OUT HERETHAT ARE BEINGUSED TO SPRAYDOWN OFTENTOUCHED SURFACESAND TO SPRAY DOWNCABS OF EQUIPMENTTHAT ARE BEINGUSED AFTER THEY'VEBEEN USED BY THEONE OPERATOR"COMING UP IN OURNEXT HALFHOUR...WE'LL HAVEMORE UPDATES ONTHE I-84 WIDENINGPROJECT.ACROSS THENATION..

THREEEMPLOYESS AT ATYSON FOODS PLANTIN SOUTHWESTGEORGIA HAVE DIEDFROMCORONAVIRUS..SEVERAL OTHERSARE SICK OR INQUARANTINE.THE RETAIL,WAREHOUSE, ANDDEPARTMENT STOREUNION REPORTS THEWORKERS DID NOTHAVE ACCESS TOMASKS..

WHILEUPPER MANAGEMENTWERE ABLE TO WEARPERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT.THE UNION SAYS THECOMPANY HASSTARTED TO SHAREP-P-E WITHEMPLOYEES AND PUTUP PROTECTIVEBARRIERS..

BUTCALLED THEEFFORTS TOO LITTLE,TOO LATE.THE UNION IS NOWDEMANDING THEPOULTRY INDUSTRYMAKE IMMEDIATECHANGES TO KEEPEMPLOYEES SAFE.EXPERTS SAYGROCERY STORESMAY WANT TOCONSIDER BANNINGCUSTOMERS FROMCOMING INSIDE.85-PERCENT OFGROCERY WORKERSREPORTED THATSHOPPERS ARE NOTPRACTICING SOCIALDISTANCING.THEY SAY ASOLUTION COULD BECONVERTING TOCURBSIDE PICKUPAND HOME DELIVERYONLY.MANY SMALLINDEPENDENTGROCERY STORESHAVE ALREADY DONETHIS TO PROTECTTHEIR STAFF..

BUTSOME COMPANIESSAY IT WOULDN'T BEFEASIBLE FOR THEMTO SWITCH OVER TOA PICKUP ANDDELIVERY SYSTEM.JOE BIDEN ISSTARTING TO PUTTOGETHER A WHITEHOUSE TRANSITIONTEAM.NOW THAT BIDEN ISTHE DEMOCRAT'SPRESUMPTIVENOMINEE... HE ISSHIFTING HIS FOCUSTO THE GENERALELECTION.BIDEN DID NOT SAYWHO WOULD BELEADING HISTRANSITION TEAM...BUT HE NOTED THATIT WOULD INCLUDEQUOTE -- "FIRST-RATE" -- PEOPLE.PRESIDENT TRUMPSAYS HE'LL TALK WITHFEMA AND STATEGOVERNORS...ONHOW TO INCREASETESTING CAPACITY.RIGHT NOW-- THEVICE PRESIDENTSAYS THE U-S ISTESTING AROUND150-THOUSANDPEOPLE A DAY FORCOVID-19..BUT EXPERTS FROMHARVARD UNIVERSITYESTIMATE THATNUMBER NEEDS TOBE AT LEAST 500-THOUSAND TO BEGINREOPENING THEECONOMY.THE TRUMPADMINISTRATIONPLANS TO GET MORETESTS OUT BYWORKING WITHSTATES TO ACTIVATEADDITIONAL LABSITES.ITS 6: NOW.HERE'S A LIVE LOOKAT BOISE FROM OURTOWERCAM ATOPTHE GROVE HOTEL.STILL AHEAD ONGOOD MORNINGIDAHO...WE'LL HAVE THISMORNING'SFORECAST WITHRACHEL GARCEAU